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Chapter 11, Solution 26.

a = 0.8 v 2 + 49

v dv v dv
v dv = a dx dx = =
a 0.8 v 2 + 49

Integrating using x = 0 when v = 0,

v
x 1 v v dv 1
∫ 0
dx = ∫ 0
= v 2 + 49
0.8 2
v + 49 0.8 0

x = 1.25 ( v 2 + 49 − 7 ) (1)

(a) When v = 24 ft/s,

x = 1.25 ( 242 + 49 − 7 ) x = 22.5 ft W

(b) Solving equation (1) for v 2 ,

v 2 + 49 = 7 + 0.8x

2
v 2 = ( 7 + 0.8 x ) − 49

When x = 40 ft,
2
v 2 = ⎡⎣7 + ( 0.8 )( 40 ) ⎤⎦ − 49 = 1472 ft 2 /s 2 v = 38.4 ft/s W

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
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